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Cabinet almost finished - MAJOR PROBLEM #2 - (cpanel w/t-nuts) - I'm at wits en
FractalWalk:
I just saw the pictures of the routed out area underneath your CP and I think you have plenty of thickness left.
patrickl:
I have to agree with Witchboard. You don't seem to have drilled a hole (big enough) for the t-nut shafts and the hole for the top seems a bit narrow too.
When they finally fit follow FractalWalks guide for filling the holes up. Allthough I think t-nuts WILL sit on their own once you've hammered them in.
Using carriage bolts might work too, but I don't think you can switch now. They might screw up the way the artwork looks.
Personally I would have used a jig for routing out those joysticks. But then I'm known to have accidents when I route out large areas freehand :o
sofakng:
Thanks for all the replies! I don't expect this to be perfect, I just had my hopes set too high I guess...
Here's some more pictures I took this morning:
http://s88181327.onlinehome.us/arcade/cp2/
If you take a look, you will see that if I flip the t-nut upside down and put it into the hole that it does fit fine so I don't know if I need a bigger hole or not. I was going to just use my forstner bit (1 1/8") to make sure it fit but that would make the t-nut hole waaaay too big. Right now we're using 3/4" spade bit and I think 5/16" t-nuts. (size #10)
patrickl:
OK, so the top of the t-nut fits, but what about the shaft?
If you take that scrap wood and drill the hole that you made for the shaft without countersinking for the top you can see if the shaft fits (if not, the whole thing will stay on the top).
Sylentwulf:
If you screw a bolt into those T-nuts, it's GOING to pull them down to where they should be. If you install the joysticks, putting the artwork on may be a pain in the ass. Just put the bolts through some washers or a scrap piece of wood, all the way to the end of the T-nut so it tightens them down, and then wood putty the top and sand to make it smooth.
Above all else, please try and edit out a little bit of the drama. I know it's a huge project, but everything isn't a major end all world crashing problem.
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